David Marquez

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A little confession from me. I was homeschooled (that's not the confession part), and in 8th grade my algebra textbook had the answers to half the problems in the back. And when I was stumped, I would cheat.<p>Sorry, mom!<p>Of course, cheating at math is a terrible way to learn, because the whole point …

Throw out what you know about baking. This Oreo mug cake is so simple, you don't need to be an expert baker to make this rich and chocolaty dessert. Plus, this recipe only requires five ingredients — four if you want to skip the extra calories in the whipped cream. Quick, easy, and sure to satisfy …

Our favorite loops of the year are so hypnotic you might fall in.<p>Nothing calms the nerves like a perfectly looping GIF, except maybe a shot of good whiskey. You shouldn't drink 11 shots of whiskey in five minutes, but you can definitely get lost in these 11 GIFs. Hell, take 10 minutes. We read the …

A little less than six weeks after their official announcement, Snap’s Spectacles are now available to purchase in the United States. However, you won’t be able to stroll into your local Best Buy store to pick up a pair of the video-camera glasses.<p>The product is, instead, only being sold through …

This recipe is mini cookies within a giant cookie. Yep, we've gone meta. Spelled out a little more clearly, it calls for a crunchy chocolate chip cookie base baked in a giant paella pan that's topped with sprinkles and a bunch of mini versions of all your favorite cookies: Oreos, Chips Ahoy!, and …

Samsung's latest gadget is a Rorschach test.<p><b>What does it look like to you?</b><p>Here are some CNET answers:<p>"<b>A futuristic ashtray</b> from a movie made in the 1960's." -- Eric<p>"I see a <b>bad coldbrew coffee maker</b>...actually, it's that thing that had those poison balls from 'The Rock.'" -- Morgan<p>"I guess it looks …

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has finally taken the wraps off the company’s long-rumored glasses project, Spectacles.<p>Corroborating everything we’ve previously heard, Spiegel revealed that Spectacles are a set of $130 sunglasses that sport an integrated video camera with a 115-degree lens.<p>“It's both …

The Hadrian 105 robot, named after the Roman emperor who built a wall in ancient Britain, has hit a bricklaying speed of 225 standard brick equivalents per hour, or about half a day's work for a top human bricklayer.<p>To prove it, the company released a time lapse video, showing the robot at work. …

Although it's Polaroid in name only<p>A new photo-sharing app that's licensed the ailing Polaroid brand purely for name-recognition doesn't sound like a promising prospect. But Polaroid Swing — backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone — is a surprisingly fun and easy to use. Whether or not it'll be able …

Customization is at the heart of Android and one of the easiest ways to change up your device is with a custom launcher. With just a few taps, you can easily change the look and feel of your device. Over the past few years we’ve seen dozens of great options, but lately I’ve been trying out a …

Microsoft is taking on Adobe Spark Post and startups like Canva with its new app Sprightly, available today on iOS. Similar to its competitors, the app promises an easy way for smaller businesses to quickly create and design content like fliers, coupons, catalogs, price lists, e-cards and more, as …

While construction crews work furiously to finish Apple’s mammoth new headquarters in Cupertino this year, another critical piece of the campus’ design is taking shape 100 miles to the east.<p>In a cluster of East Bay nurseries, Apple has been growing more than 4,600 trees, which are nestled in large, …

Stick this puppy on your fridge.<p>We all know the magic time to buy a plane ticket is precisely 54 days in advance, for domestic travel.<p>But what if you're flying beyond the U.S.?<p>The experts at CheapAir recently researched the cheapest day to buy plane tickets for a whole host of international …

And thankfully, Netflix has some great comedies that you can watch right now to brighten up your day.<p>Whether it is a classic like "Groundhog Day" or an under-the-radar gem like "Sleepwalk with Me," there's something to stream for all comedy tastes.<p>Here are 26 we highly recommend.

If given the choice, people say they would deny nearly one-third of all permissions currently required to download apps to their Android phones.<p>Where are you right now? Can I see a list of everyone you know? Can I look through your photos?<p>Those are impertinent questions from any source, including …

Using an iPhone or an iPad isn't rocket science. One of the things that die-hard Apple users love most about them is their combination of powerful computing with simple, easy-to-use functionality. That's even more pronounced with Apple's new iOS 9 operating system.<p>In fact, hundreds of thousands of …

Every week, we highlight one amazing Dwell home that went viral on Pinterest.<p>Batiik Studio fashions a minimalist black box that integrates the bedroom, bathroom, and storage to save space in this small...<p>The Decatur, Georgia, residence belonging to two book authors is an angular exercise in …

With 2016 knocking on the door, there’s just about enough time to look at some of the best smartphones of the year. While we saw lots of new devices across the premium and mid-range categories, only the most notable make it into our year end roundup.<p>So, in no particular order, these are some of the …